This week in the Marketplace we're thrilled to bring you Sue's story:After close to 20 years in the corporate world, I have given up the power suits, conference calls and endless meetings and have traded it all in for a home office where my "colleagues" are under 4 years of age.  My two children are my product testers and fashion models and Beli the lab is my receptionist and greeter.  My husband is my technical consultant, graphic designer and spreadsheet guru.Based in Vancouver, BC Canada, Raspberry Kids has a worldwide supply chain and market and has evolved as a solution... More »

This week in Marketplace, we bring you Zakia's story:A month after my son was born, my sister and I opened our online store called Finest Expressions - Designer Gifts & Gift Baskets. It seemed like I had given birth to one baby but ended up with twins! We wanted to design gifts that were not only beautiful to look at but were practical for the recipients. It was then that we set out to channel our creativity through designing unique baby and wedding gifts for the Canadian market. We started by offering beautiful and trendy gifts such as our baby diaper... More »

Marina's first son never actually settled in daycare. It was really hard for her to leave him crying there every morning. During the months following the birth of her second son, Marina was getting anxious, knowing that in just less than a year she would have to go back to work, potentially having to leave two crying boys in daycare.  During that difficult time Marina's husband and friends created a small indoor jungle gym in their basement to keep the children active. Kids loved it. That is how DreamGYM™ was born.DreamGYM Inc. is the first company in Canada to produce... More »

This week, we at the Marketplace are pleased to bring you Desiree's story:My husband was a professional hockey player for 15 years in Europe so we have been very blessed to see and live in some of the most amazing places.  At the end of last season in France we decided it was time to retire and I started to panic!  We have three beautiful children aged 5 3 & 1 and although life is insanely busy I wouldn't trade it for the world.  I have been a stay at home mom since my first was born 5 years ago... More »